Kwikset Satin Nickel Keyed Lever Door Handle with Lock, Reversible, Pick Resistant Smartkey Security - For Front Doors and Bedrooms

I was a little bummed out that I had to replace a door handle on my house since they are all keyed the same and it meant having to either settle for another key on my ring or get the new lock tumbler changed. I really didn't read the part description very well and just bought a replacement Kwikset handle. OMGosh I was delightfully surprised. I removed the old one and put this one in. It was easier to install than the old due to a engineering change in how the screws that hold the two handle halves together are designed. Great work Kwikset. The best part of the new lock though is the smartkey security feature. It very simply allows you to mechanically program your old key to use in this new lock. Wow! that was fabulous. I guess it doesn't work with all old lock-sets but I am fortunate that it worked with mine.The lock-set feels sturdy and works very well. I cannot attest to how long it will last but it seems well made and so far is working great. I could not be happier with this product and highly recommend it to anyone that needs a new lock-set. Thank you Kwikset !

Packaging: Shipped in a brown Amazon box. The products were nicely packaged in red and black branded boxes with clear plastic to see the product inside.Product Impressions: We bought 3 of these for a new home. Came with all pieces of hardware and was super simple to install. Just note this may not fit every door due to sizing. Make sure to measure before installing. Please also note: REKEY THIS IMMEDIATELY. I tested and confirmed all keys are the same for all 3 meaning if I was a thief and saw you had the same lock, and you didn't rekey it, I would technically have a key to your home if I ordered the same product as you. We rekeyed ours immediately.Usability: Worked well on our doors- hopefully it lasts a while.Overall Thoughts: Great and affordable product- just wished they made it more clear to people to rekey these.

We have double-glazed, steel-faced French doors with internal venetian blinds, opening to an exterior patio area. The doors came with low quality door hardware knobs that have been a pain. We therefore replaced this hardware with the Quikset Tustin Keyed Entry Lever, with Satin Nickel finish to match all internal Kwickset door levers in the house.Written and diagrammatic instructions in the carton are very clear; written and drawn by people who have aced how to communicate with non-tradespeople, with step-by-step progression thru the installation process. All needed parts are provided in the carton, each set of parts being secured in a sealed plastic bag or compartment. Again - someone has given a lot of thought to ensuring a no-hassle installation process. There's a 1-800 number to call for help if need-be.The hardware depth is easily adjusted for door thickness from 1-⅜ to 1-¾ inch (the latter being what we needed) and the levers are easily positioned to (i) face left or right, inside and outside, and (ii) have the lever with the key slot on the outside. Whatever orientation you want will be achievable. The carton includes two new door keys.We re-keyed the new lockset so that we could continue to use the keys from the old lockset we were replacing. The process is simple and easy, requires only a small tool (provided in the carton) and takes less than a minute. It does, however, require the old key to be of a KW1 type - meaning that the long grooves on the key will let it slide into the new lock.The lockset is certified for its security level and has a Lifetime Warranty. The satin nickel finish on our internal door levers, now 8 years old, has proven to resist ageing and to be very easy to wipe clean. We are hoping that the exterior patio door lever, exposed to south Texas heat, but not direct sunshine, does the same.

That title is a little misleading. I did indeed buy this lever specifically to replace a brand spanking new Schlage lever. But the reason I did wasn't because of craftsmanship, rekeying abality, color, or some other fault in the Schlage lever. I replaced it with this Kwikset lever because of an "emergency exit" feature on the Schlage levers. I just went and replaced all the knobs in my house with Schlage levers, except one door, which got this Kwikset lever instead. You see, the emergency exit allows you to open the door from the inside no matter if it's locked or not. This is a great feature if your house is going up in flames, but when it's not, it can bet somewhat annoying and could easily allow you to accidentally lock yourself out of the house. We actually like this feature on the Schlage lever except for our basement door. We wanted a keyed entry from the basement as it could be a point of entry for a burglar. I don't know of any emergency, short of a tornado or maybe carpet bombing(!), that I would want to scramble to the basement for. This feature is particularly dangerous for us as we have a small child who can now reach the levers and pull them down. Him tumbling down the basement stairs is pretty low on my list of life experiences I hope to share with him. So, we opted for this Kwikset lever and moved the Schlage to another outside door. The Kwikset does not have this emergency exit feature.Having both of them in my hand at the same time I would have to say I prefer the Schlage lever over the Kwikset. But that doesn't mean the Kwikset is of poor quality. It actually seems like a pretty well built piece. If I hadn't opted for the Schalge hardware I would expect myself to be pleased with my Kwikset levers. I did almost buy all Kwikset to start with. The SmartKey seems like a great idea and just about had me sold. That is until I went on Youtube and watched people break into these locks pretty easily. I know those guys are pros but it scared me enough to not buy them. I ended up spending $75 overall, or so, more on the Schlage which did not have a SmartKey like system. I do believe Schlage makes locks with their own rekeying system but these I bought did not have them. Which, if it takes away even a little bit of security of your house, is a good thing to skip. I've got all my keys labeled and ordered now for all my new locks and it's not really much of a hassle. The SmartKey system would have saved me from keeping track of about three pair of keys. Not really worth it in the end.The reason I have four stars is for a few reasons. The videos of people breaking these locks have a lot to do with it. But also they are a little bit smaller than the Schalge levers. I also don't really like how the base cover snaps on and off. It is the only way to expose the screw heads to attach/detach the lever. I did, however, like the handle switching. At first it seems like a much better system than the Schlage levers. You just take an allen wrench, which is provided, and give a couple of turns down by the base. There's a little screw in there that loosens and you can easily slide of the levers and switch them around. This part was similar, but a little bit easier than the Schlage ones. However, it wasn't easier in the end. I had to take the base cover off to screw it together in the door. Then I had to snap the cover back on before I put the lever back on and screwed it down. I had none of that extra stuff with the Schlage levers. Sure, the screws aren't exposed on the Kwikset becasue of the snap on cover, but I don't even notice them on the others anyway.It is worth saying too that these levers are very similar to the Schlage Tustin Satin Nickel levers I am comparing with. They looks very, very similar. Maybe just a bit of a size difference, but not much. The colors match and the style and shape match perfectly. The one big difference between the two is the base of the lever. The Kwikset is more grooved and the Schlage base is just a smooth slope.

Easy to install, works efficiently.